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William Shatner has turned his Twitter.com page into a memorial site for his late friend and colleague Leonard Nimoy after explaining to fans he won't be able to make it to his Star Trek sidekick's funeral in Los Angeles. Shatner was forced to miss Nimoy's funeral on Sunday (01Mar15) due to a prior charity gala commitment in Florida, and told fans he would not have enough time to fly across the U.S. to make the memorial.
He took to Twitter.com to express his disappointment on Saturday (28Feb15), writing, "I feel really awful. Here I am doing charity work and one of my dearest friends is being buried."
The tweet sparked outrage among some followers, who felt Shatner should have abandoned the gala in favour of his friend's funeral, prompting the actor to explain his decision.
When one fan wrote, "I can't imagine Shatner not moving heaven & earth to get to Nimoy's funeral", he responded, "I chose to honor a commitment I made months ago to appear at a charitable fundraiser. A lot of money was raised. So here I am; tell me off."
Editors of The New York Daily News even labeled Shatner as "Captain Jerk" on the front page of its Sunday issue, and the actor reposted the link on his Twitter page, noting, "You know what I find puzzling. The headline is horrible but the article contradicts it," since the piece was titled, "William Shatner reveals he will miss Leonard Nimoy's funeral: 'I feel really awful'".
Shatner also took aim at radio host Todd Schnitt, who blasted Shatner for skipping the event, adding, "I must have missed your email about underwriting the arrangement and payment for this (charity event)... So has Mr. Moneybags @toddschnitt made his donation yet to the @RedCross? A jet from FL to LA is about $30K in the name of #LeonardNimoy pls (please)."
The actor added, "One of the other misconceptions seems to be that folks think flights to LAX (airport) occur all night long."
Shatner spent much of the rest of the weekend memorialising Nimoy on Twitter and answering followers' questions about what it was like working with Leonard Nimoy, who passed away on Friday (27Feb15), aged 83.
Following the question and answer session, Shatner wrote, "I do want to thank everyone for coming here and sharing their memories and celebrating the life of #LeonardNimoy LLAP (Live long and prosper)!"
Although Shatner missed the funeral in Los Angeles, he pointed out that his two daughters attended the memorial for Nimoy, whom Shatner noted was "an amazing uncle" to his kids.

David Oyelowo's parents were not convinced he had what it took to become an actor until they saw him portray the King of England in a stage play. The Lee Daniels’ The Butler star was introduced to a youth acting class in his native U.K. by his pastor's daughter, who he had a crush on, but he soon fell in love with the craft and set his sights on pursuing a career in the arts.
However, Oyelowo admits his Nigerian parents were far from happy about his non-traditional career choice.
He says, "They thought it was a phase. I told my dad I was thinking of becoming an actor and he said, ‘Why do you want to be an actor? You need a proper job; you need to be a doctor, an engineer or a lawyer'. So I secretly applied for drama school, got a scholarship. So I came home to him and I said, 'Daddy, I got a scholarship to go to drama school.’ He said, 'Scholarship? We can tell everyone back home my son is a scholar.'"
It wasn't until the Black British star landed the royal role in a William Shakespeare production that his mum and dad realised just how good he was.
Oyelowo explains, "He came to see me, I got to play Henry VI at the Royal Shakespeare Company, and my dad, he came to the U.K. when there was quite a lot of racism, and we did Henry VI parts one, two and three and he sat through 12 hours of Shakespeare... and at the end of the play, he came up to me and said, 'I cannot believe it, that they would allow a black man to play the King of England and it is my son.'"

Pop star Demi Lovato came close to breaking protocol during a meeting with Catherine, Duchess Of Cambridge after a British comedian urged her to grab the pregnant royal's baby bump.
The Skyscraper hitmaker was among the artists who took to the stage at the Royal Variety Performance in London earlier this month (Nov14) and she joined the line of performers to greet Prince William and his wife after the show. Lovato was stood next to British funnyman Jack Whitehall as she waited to be introduced to the royal couple, and the comedian took advantage of the American's naivety by playing a naughty prank on her.
Whitehall explains to talk show host Jonathan Ross, "She (Lovato) was very nice, very sweet but American and didn't necessarily buy into my sense of humor and everyone is very nervous when the royal family are coming around and she asked me what the protocol was with the royal bump, 'Can we talk about the baby and stuff?', and as a joke I said 'The Duchess of Cambridge I think would be offended if you didn't have a little feel' as a joke."
However, Whitehall decided to step in and stop the prank when he realized the situation could turn serious.
He adds, "She takes it completely at face value and as Kate Middleton is coming along the line, I suddenly realize that we've got a situation here where either I need to step in and tell her that it was a joke and look like an idiot or potentially Demi Lovato from Frozen is about to get taken out by a police marksman, so I told her."
The interview on The Jonathan Ross Show airs in the U.K. on Saturday (22Nov14).

It's been weeks since the last new Outlander episode and you're feeling hurt, confused, a little angry. We feel your pain. You had a date with the show every Saturday night, and then the mid-season finale abruptly put things on hold until (sob) April 4th.
If you’re already going through Jamie Fraser withdrawals, here are some tips to make it through the lonely months until the glorious kilt-clad ginger graces our TV screens again. And if you haven’t yet experienced the Scotland-set time-travel drama on Starz, consider this hiatus your official catch-up time. Binge-watching awaits!
1. Read everything Google will tell you about the lead actors (and learn how to pronounce their real names).
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Irish actress Caitriona (pronounced Katrina) Balfe plays Claire, a British nurse from 1945 who gets catapulted back to 1743 Scotland. Her 18th century love interest, Jamie, is played by Scottish actor Sam Heughan (HEW-an).
2. Follow the cast on Twitter and Instagram.
.@Heughan wow, don't know quite what to say... Errrr Thank you ... ?!? Ahem, just going to walk away slowly.... #awkward
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Things you’ll learn: Sam climbs a lot of mountains and Caitriona likes cats. Also there was that time Sam accidentally tweeted Caitriona a porn link on her birthday and it was hilarious.
3. Plan your trip to Scotland.
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Map out your own Outlander tour by visiting Inverness, Fort William and some standing stones. Who knows? If you're lucky you may get transported back in time.
4. Read the books.
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This one’s an obvious one. But if you’re dying to know what will happen after the mid-season cliffhanger, reading Diana Gabaldon’s novels (there are 8 of them) will give you the answers to that and more!
5. Learn Gaelic.
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The show doesn’t subtitle the Gaelic bits, so now’s your chance to brush up so you know what those Scottish Highlanders are saying. Aye, Sassenach?
6. Rewatch “The Wedding” episode (aka the episode everyone was talking about) for the billionth time. You know you want to.
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7. Scroll the Outlander Mean Girls mash-up tumblr and marvel over its brilliance.
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8. Nag all of your friends to watch the show because they don’t know what they’re missing. (They'll thank you eventually.)
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9. Wear lots of plaid. ‘Tis the season for tartan anyway, so you’ll be on trend and feel like you’re part of a Scottish clan.
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10. Drink whisky. Like a Claire amount of whisky.
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11. Listen to Ron D. Moore’s podcasts.
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Moore, who exec produces the show, and his wife Terry Dresbach, the show’s costume designer, give insightful commentary on each episode. Each podcast is free to download on Starz.com.
12. Most importantly, keep reminding yourself: April will be here before you know it! You’ll get through this!
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Braveheart star Mhairi Calvey spent a decade battling depression after years of bullying over her childhood fame. Calvey was only six years old when she appeared opposite Mel Gibson in the 1995 historical epic and she has revealed her big break cost her personally as other kids at school picked on her because of the movie.
She tells Britain's Daily Record newspaper, "During that time, I was bullied a lot and had various issues there... When they (the other kids) found out about Braveheart it led to a lot of bullying and even jealousy from the acting tutors. They tried to make sure I didn't act. I wasn't allowed in any of the school plays. It was a real battle. They used to tell me, 'You can never be an actor'. I used to think, 'No I'm going to be an actor'. It made me more determined."
Calvey was diagnosed with depression at 15 and spent a decade battling the condition, and last year (13) she went into another downward spiral after suffering a series of personal setbacks including a terrifying health scare.
She adds, "A relationship ended, I lost my home and lost a lot of money, everything came crumbling down. My physical health wasn't good. I had ovary problems and operations."
Calvey later found out she is unable to have children, and she credits her therapist with helping her through the difficult time.
She has since set up a charity campaign to support others in a similar situation, and relaunched her acting career. She will next be seen on the big screen in sci-fi thriller Abduct with William B. Davis and Sienna Guillory.

Former The Hills star Holly Montag has tied the knot. The former reality TV regular exchanged vows with fiance Richie Wilson on Saturday (13Sep14) in her hometown of Crested Butte, Colorado.
Montag tells People magazine that she "married the love of my life" and the ceremony was "magical and intimate."
Montag's sister, Heidi Pratt, took to Twitter.com on Sunday (14Sep14) to congratulate her sibling, and wrote, "Yesterday was the most beautiful wedding I could imagine! Wishing you all the blessings and joy! Love you!"
Montag announced her engagement to Wilson last October (13), a day after her The Hills co-star, Lauren Conrad revealed her own engagement to lawyer boyfriend William Tell.
Ironically, Conrad and Tell also wed on Saturday in Santa Ynez, California. The happy couple was surrounded by family and close friends, including Laguna Beach and The Hills co-star Lo Bosworth, who served as a bridesmaid.

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Reality TV star-turned-fashion designer and author Lauren Conrad has wed her lawyer boyfriend William Tell in Santa Ynez, California.
The couple exchanged vows during an intimate ceremony on Saturday (13Sep14), surrounded by family and close friends. Conrad's nine bridesmaids, including Laguna Beach and The Hills co-star Lo Bosworth, wore dresses from the bride's Paper Crown line.
A statement from the newlyweds reads: "What a perfect way to start our lives together; surrounded by the people we love most."
Conrad and Tell have been dating since February, 2012.

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Reality TV star-turned-fashion designer Lauren Conrad celebrated her final days as a single lady at a bridal shower at her Los Angeles home this weekend (30-31Aug14).
The former The Hills star is preparing to wed law student graduate William Tell and she followed up her bachelorette party in Mexico in June (14) with another intimate gathering over America's Labor Day holiday weekend as she counts down to her big day.
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She shared a series of snaps from the party with fans on Instagram.com, including an image of a napkin printed with the words, "Almost Mrs. Tell", and wrote, "Thank you to my amazing friends and family for the best shower ever!"
The couple announced its engagement last October (13).

The world lost one of its greatest actors this week. Many of us grew up with Robin Williams as a firm presence in our lives that could make us laugh. He brought our families together every time we sat down to watch one of his films. He was the voice of Genie in Aladdin. He brought a board game to life in Jumanji. He was an inspiration in Dead Poet’s Society. Every role he portrayed, he encompassed that character so passionately, it’s hard to believe one man could be so versatile. In no way is this list comprehensive, because William’s career was so magnanimous, it cannot be broken down into which films were his best. He was a legend, with such a gift that all of his roles could be argued to be his best.
1. Mork, Mork and Mindy
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An alien comes to earth to study its inhabitants. The plot is absolutely out there, but Robin Williams embraces this character wholeheartedly in this Happy Days spinoff. He brings Mork to life in a quirky, sweet way that we will see more of during his career. This television role was one of his first big exposures to an audience and he was well received.
2. Popeye, Popeye
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Popeye is one of the first forays where viewers got to see Williams carrying different voices and traits using physical comedy to deliver them. He embodied this classic sailor so realistically, you could see it in the way that he walked and the way that he talked. Even his facial expressions were so meticulously detailed, you couldn’t second guess this casting choice. Williams was Popeye.
3. Adrian Cronauer, Good Morning, Vietnam
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A movie set in Saigon, 1965, during the Vietnam War, Williams plays a radio DJ on Armed Forces Radio Service, who is wildly popular with the troops, but not his superiors. It’s a story loosely based on the experiences of AFRS radio DJ Adrian Cronauer. What made this film a genuine Robin Williams piece was his take on the character. Almost all of his radio broadcasts were ad-libbed. Like this amazing bit, “Goooooooooood-byyyyeeeeee Vietnaaaaaam! That’s right, I’m history…I’m outta here! I got the lucky ticket home, baby. Rollin, rollin, rollin’…keep them wagons rollin’, rawhide!”
4. John Keating, Dead Poets Society
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A film set at the conservative Welton Academy in 1959, John Keating is a teacher that inspires his otherwise uninterested students with the use of poetry. Unlike earlier roles, such as Mork or Popeye, Williams didn’t use physical comedy to take up the screen. His passion, which viewers could see in every role he took on, was what carried this film. His delivery truly made us want to seize the day, because he was so believable in that philosophy. He made us want to stand up on our desks and chant, “O’ captain, my captain!:"
5. Dr. Malcolm Sayer, Awakenings
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While Awakenings certainly was not Williams’s first serious role, this film sticks out more because of his chemistry with those around him. William’s plays Dr. Malcolm Sayer, based on real-life British neurologist Oliver Sacks. In 1969, Sayer discovers beneficial effects of the new drug, L-Dopa, which he administers to his catatonic patients. It’s incredible to watch Williams take on this character, who is so invested in his patient’s health and quality of life, that it’s heartwarming to watch.
6. Peter Pan/Peter Banning, Hook
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Only an actor as talented and candid as Williams could manage to handle playing a grown-up Peter Pan. We’re introduced to Peter, a lawyer who is drifting from his wife and children because of his dedication to his work. It’s a wonderful display of character development to watch Peter, who has forgotten his childhood, something he never wanted to let go of, reclaim his youth and learn about life’s biggest adventures.
7. Leslie Zevo, Toys
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Toys wasn’t big at the box office, despite producing a world-class cast. Williams plays the son of a toy manufacture that falls ill and leaves the company to his uncle, a military man with no interest in building toys. Williams’s character Leslie is appalled when his uncle begins manufacturing war toys. As a child watching this movie, it was so engaging to watch Williams, who might not have seemed responsible enough to handle the company, take action to save it. He’s passionate, silly, and the unsung hero we wanted to succeed.
8. Genie, Aladdin
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In Aladdin, William’s is the genie that the title character stumbles upon. Williams was able to take this 2-dimensial character and make him larger than life. He stole every scene he was in, making him the most memorable character from the film (sorry Aladdin and Jasmine). He was completely right, we’ve never had a friend like him.
9. Daniel Hillard/Mrs. Doubtfire, Mrs. Doubtfire
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After a bitter divorce, Daniel Hillard, a talented, but jobless voice actor, is determined to still spend time with his kids. When he finds out his ex-wife is going to hire a housekeeper to help with the children, he uses his skills to pretend to be a Scottish nanny. You only need to see this movie once to remember what Williams sounded like as Mrs. Doubtfire, “Hellooo!”What could have been a ridiculous excuse at dressing up in drag, is actually a very humorous movie that touches on what the life of both parents, and children, are like in a divorce.
10. Alan Parrish, Jumanji
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Of all of William’s work, Jumanji has remained my personal favorite. The story of a boy, sucked into a board game, sounded like a plot only children could enjoy. But, as an adult, it’s more rewarding to watch Williams return to his world, years after being stuck in the jungle of the game, and have him grappling with issues we all do. Unlike some of his other work, Alan Parrish is not boisterous character that William’s could use his wild antics to portray. It’s almost like watching Robin Williams’s growing up, seeing him act like a child in an adult’s body while slowly maturing and realizing what he is responsible for.
11. Armand Goldman, The Birdcage
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The American take on La Cage aux Folles, features Williams playing a gay man, pretending to be straight for the sake of his son’s engagement. Nathan Lane gets the flashier of the two roles in this movie, but it’s impossible to not acknowledge Williams’s straight-laced performance in this piece.
12. Jack Powell, Jack
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Jack is a boy who ages 4x faster than the average kid, so at 10 he looks like is physically 40. A mix between comedy and melodrama, this idea sounds as bad out loud as it does on paper. But Williams manages to endear us in a way only he seems capable of, showing us the trouble Jack faces with a sweet earnestly that made viewers love this film, even if critics did not.
13. Professor Philip Brainard, Flubber
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Flubber is a movie meant for children, but easily enjoyed by parents as well because of Williams. He plays the absent-minded Professor Philip Brainard, who discovers flubber. Critically, it was not his best film, by a long shot, but William’s personality matches the super-bouncy substance of Flubber, without letting the CGI-created element take over the film.
14. Sean Maguire, Good Will Hunting
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Williams showed us he had the ability to combine tough love with a no nonsense kind of attitude. As psychologist Sean Maguire, he was able to help lead a brilliant man the right direction in his life. Williams ability to provide raw emotions is what landed him his first, and only, Oscar win (though he’s deserved the accolade countless times over his career).
15. Patch Adams, Patch Adams
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After committing himself to a mental institution, Patch Adams finds a purpose in life and applies to medical school. The film follows as Williams fights to make connections with his patients, using laughter as a form of healing. As viewers, we got to see William’s dedication to the belief that laughter is one of the best forms of medicine.
16. Andrew Martin, Bicentennial Man
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A sci-fi film where Williams portrays a robot, this movie held a lot of promise. It gets muddled down with semantics and plots too focused on scientific aspects of extended life, but Williams’s heart as a robot searching for humanity is what kept this movie afloat.
17. Seymour Parrish, One Hour Photo
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For those of us who were so used to Williams’ legendary comedic roles, it was jarring to watch a film like One Hour Photo. Seymour Parrish was not your usual over-the-top Williams performance. It’s chilling to watch an almost unrecognizable Williams, bleached blonde and tight-lipped, transform into this obsessive human being, fixated on the perfect family and life. This film is a testament to Williams acting range.
18. Bob Munro, RV
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As Bob Munro, younger viewers got a sense for what it would be like if Robin William’s was really your dad. We all might have loved Mrs. Doubtfire, but realistically, your dad isn’t going to dress up and be your new nanny. This portrayal, so simple and silly, is what highlights that Robin Williams was quite obviously a dad, and like other fathers, has traits that everyone can attach themselves to and love him for.
19. Ramon/Lovelace, Happy Feet &amp; Happy Feet 2
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It’s a movie about talking – and dancing and singing – penguins, why wouldn’t Robin Williams be in it? Let alone, why wouldn’t he voice 2 important characters? As Lovelace, Williams practically jumps off the screen at viewers, as a hilariously fat, wise older penguin with a penchantspouting wisdoms that actually make no sense. It’s entirely believable, not surprisingly, that if Robin Williams had been a penguin, that would be him. On the other hand, Ramon highlights Williams's ability to nail an accent, and become a smooth talking penguin.
20. Maxwell “Wizard” Wallace, August Rush
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It’s strange seeing Williams as one of the bad guys, but he pulls off the part so well. As the “Wizard,” he takes in vagrant, homeless children with a gift for music and pawns them off as street performers. When one of his children finds a musical prodigy, he immediately begins to work with him and sees him as an opportunity for money, trying to promote him to different clubs. It’s a bit refreshing to get a sense of Williams’s funny attitude, but not have him be the hero in this. You know an actor is talented when you love them, but you’re rooting against them the entire time.
21. Teddy Roosevelt, Night at the Museum, Night At The Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, and Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (To be released later this year)
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One of his most successful films financially, this is also one of his more silly ones. It holds the classic Williams’s trait is to make it silly enough to make you laugh, but not so silly that it becomes nonsensical. Williams plays a statue of Teddy Roosevelt, yes the 26th President of the United States of America, that comes to life at night to protect the museum he is in. Williams’s demeanor captures us as an audience, making us love him and the famous president, as well his back and forth banter with co-star Ben Stiller.
There are so many more films and television appearances that were all remarkable. He was an actor that was completely unparalleled in his style, talent, and passion. He cannot be replaced, and no one would ever dare try that, but he can be remembered by all the wonderful things that he has said and done. He will truly be missed, by those of us who fell in love with him as Alan Parrish in Jumanji, or those of us who were around to first witness him as Mork on Mork and Mindy. May we never forget his immense talent and all the adventures he took us on.
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Reality TV star-turned-fashion designer Lauren Conrad walked out of a restaurant while celebrating her bachelorette party in Cabo, Mexico on Thursday (19Jun14) after learning bosses at the establishment allegedly discriminated against gay couples. Taking to her Twitter.com account, she wrote, "The Office in Cabo does not allow same sex couples to participate in couple games. Had to walk out. #equality #StopTheHate". The former The Hills star is set to wed aspiring lawyer William Tell.